If the entire internet's storage could be converted into real money, how much do you think each GB, TB, or PB would be worth in money?
If the entire internet's storage could be converted into real money, how much do you think each GB, TB, or PB would be worth in money?
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According to the Internet Society, in 2020, the total amount of data on the Internet reached 5.2 zettabytes.
Those 5.2 zettabytes are equivalent to 5,400,000 Petabytes or also 5,400,000,000 Terabytes. There is a Nimbus ExaDrive DC that costs $40,000 and can store 100 TB.
If we divide the 5,400,000,000 TB by 100 TB, we get 54,000,000 units, and multiplying that by $40,000, we get $2,160,000,000,000.
And that unit for each GB costs 2.5 dollars.
Don't forget a backup, so 2.5x the cost
You can get a 1TB drive for much less than $400
Probably more fair to go with standard enterprise drives like Exos or ultrastar